CVE-2023-41915 Race condition in n/a
High 8.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-41915 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2023-41915 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 9 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41915 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41915/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41915/index.md)
Attackers can gain ownership of arbitrary files via a race condition in PMIx library code running with root privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-41915?
CVE-2023-41915 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 9 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenPMIx PMIx before 4.2.6 and 5.0.x before 5.0.1 allows attackers to obtain ownership of arbitrary files via a race condition during execution of library code with UID 0.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41915?
It affects 3 products.
Linux distribution packages (32)
pmix AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 2.2.5-3.el8 |
pmix-devel AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 2.2.5-3.el8 |
pmix AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 3.2.3-5.el9 |
pmix-devel AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 3.2.3-5.el9 |
pmix-pmi AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 3.2.3-5.el9 |
pmix-pmi-devel AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 3.2.3-5.el9 |
pmix-tools AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 3.2.3-5.el9 |
pmix Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:2.2.5-3.el8 |
pmix-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:2.2.5-3.el8 |
pmix-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:2.2.5-3.el8 |
pmix-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:2.2.5-3.el8 |
pmix-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:2.2.5-3.el8 |
pmix-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:2.2.5-3.el8 |
pmix Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:3.2.3-5.el9 |
pmix-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:3.2.3-5.el9 |
pmix-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:3.2.3-5.el9 |
pmix-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:3.2.3-5.el9 |
pmix-pmi Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:3.2.3-5.el9 |
pmix-pmi-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:3.2.3-5.el9 |
pmix-tools Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:3.2.3-5.el9 |
pmix-tools-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:3.2.3-5.el9 |
pmix-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::crb | All versions | 0:3.2.3-5.el9 |
pmix-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::crb | All versions | 0:3.2.3-5.el9 |
pmix-pmi-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::crb | All versions | 0:3.2.3-5.el9 |
pmix-pmi-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::crb | All versions | 0:3.2.3-5.el9 |
pmix-tools-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::crb | All versions | 0:3.2.3-5.el9 |
pmix Rocky Linux:8 | All versions | 0:2.2.5-3.el8 |
pmix Rocky Linux:9 | All versions | 0:3.2.3-5.el9 |
pmix SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15 SP4 | All versions | 3.2.3-150300.3.8.1 |
pmix SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15 SP5 | All versions | 3.2.3-150300.3.8.1 |
pmix openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | All versions | 3.2.3-150300.3.8.1 |
pmix openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | All versions | 3.2.3-150300.3.8.1 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Openpmix Openpmix.
How do I fix CVE-2023-41915?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2023-41915 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41915 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as ALSA-2024:2199, ALSA-2024:3008, AZL-29702, CLSA-2025-1763123299, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-41915, DLA-3643-1 and 12 more.